Sharpen your skates...

It's that time of year again: the Rideau Canal Skateway will be opening soon, likely within the next week if the weather stays cold.

While you're waiting, why not check out these canal-related posts from the 2009 skating season:

• Rideau Canal Open! Timeline to 2009


• Rideau Canal: The Limit (pictures looking skyward)


• Part 1 and Part 2 of The Bridges of Rideau Canal


• 2009 Canal Epilogue: Dow's [Lake] Snow Sculpture

Other Rideau Canal-related posts (not necessarily in wintertime) can be found under the Canal label

[Look for more one-photo posts under the label Singles]